RFID Prototype Pilot Project: Congress Approves $15.9 Million for Military Projects Sought by Gallegly

From Congressman Elton Gallegly ...

... "Passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Prototype Pilot Project, Zebra Tech, Camarillo ($1 million). This project would replace bar codes with RFID to track military supplies. An Army report on Iraq operations has cited difficulties in getting the right supplies to the troops in the field at the time they were needed. This program is intended to reduce operating costs and more efficiently move supplies to troops in the field." ...

Congressman Elton Gallegly has represented his neighbors in Congress for more than 16 years. On November 5, 2002, voters elected him to his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Even though he returns home virtually every weekend, he has maintained a better than 98 percent voting attendance record during his tenure in Congress. On the home front, Congressman Gallegly has been the primary leader in saving Naval Base Ventura County from closure and in establishing the Port of Hueneme as the only deepwater port between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Since Northern Santa Barbara County was added to his district, he has met with leaders at Vandenberg Air Force Base several times to discuss projects at the base and how he can facilitate federal funding and continued support for the base.